OOTD// Sunday Shopping

The rain stayed away..hip hip hurray, that called for a little bit of shopping. After some lunch in Glasgow and a Chai from Costa which was disgusting :( we took little Daisy (1 of of 3 of Marks dogs) a nice long walk throught the woods. No the most practical outfit but here is what I wore today.

Cropped Tee ~ H&M

    Poncho         ~ Primark 

    Jeans             ~ Topshop

                 Boots            ~  New Look (sale)

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Claire's Candles

Recently I have developed a slight addiction to candles, candle holders and fairy lights from Ikea, Primark and B&M :s so I thought I would share all my addictions with you. the summer scents have al been put away making space for the new autumn/winter ones...exciting, sad I know but I love it.

Welcome to my bedroom.

L-R Ikea plant pot, a trio candle holder from Asda and a larger lace design candle holder (see here). I actually have the smaller candle holder which looks fab with an LED but I now use it to store my make up brushes as I have a part in my desk to hold a cup and it fits perfectly in that little space. But instead of potting plants or using large candles I decided to put a press LED inside the 2 ikea pots which are also from Ikea. Something a little different, the LED's with the lace cut outs leave a beautiful reflection on the wall in a bluey tone. There are a few different styles of these plant pots

 Heart wooden fairy lights from B&M only £3.99 , I think. I've bought so many lights lately its hard to keep track. So I've got one set wrapped around the bottom of my bed and also around the head.....These are battery operated and give off a soft light.

 Sweet heart dishes. 3 in a pack 2 polka dot and 1 plain from New Look. I suppose you could use these for anything keeping your rings on, a little tealight as I have done or even just left sitting on their own. They are soo cute I couldn't resist at £4.99. Sorry I couldn't find these guys on New Looks website but I'm sure they are still in store.

 Ikea lantern found here for just £2.  Its made to hold a tealight but I have now popped a little set of fairy lights inside that I got from Primark for only £1.50 amazing.

 Glittery glass candle from Primark just £2.50 bargain! Photo doesn't do it justice.

 I love these little things! I actually got these free. Last Christmas my bosses cousin came into the salon and left a big box of goodies one of which was these little glass lanterns filled with marshmallows, mini choco buttons all the goodies for a great hot choc. It wasn't until Sunday night that I actually looked at them properly and decided to clean them out and whala (is that how it's spelt?).

I snatched these up from Primark  only £2.50 and they are so delicate. Silver on the inside and a mauve pink/purple with this stunning design repeated all around which allows the candle light to flicker through.

 I really like anything hearty at the moment. This larger heart glass plate, from B&M £2.99. Again this can probably be used for numerous this but I tend to use it to sit tealights on or for placing my watch etc on at night as I have a terrible memory and always forget where I put my jewellery.

 Same heart plate as above but with a larger candle.

This is my newest edition to my candle family. Cranberry & Orange yankee lookalike from B&M for only 99p, cheap as chips! I have a berry candle the same as this one for when summer comes back around...got to be prepared. Although this is a relatively small candle the scent it gives off fills my room with sweetness, I can't wait to go back to B&M for more.

I hope I have given you some nice ideas for your room when it comes to small details (clutter as my dad calls it). My 'clutter' has made me my dads best friend as his electricity bills will be reduced from me using all these candles and battery run lights :)

Every girl needs a few candles, they are great for a pamper night in, relaxing & creating a calming atmosphere, my only problem is I can't stop buying them and with the seasons changing new scents available of course I want them all:)

Do you have a favourite scent for autumn? How do you show off your candles?

most photographs taken by Mark McGrory and his fabulous camera. Thank you:)

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Wedding bells featuring NOTW, OOTD

I love weddings I've now only ever been to two but I have done the make up for many. Although working at a wedding obviously isn't as much fun as actually going. The whole experience from stressing over what to wear, doing your hair and make up to toddling over to the church and then dancing the night away... I just love it.

 This was the 1st time I had met Marks family and the 1st time anyone had seen Mark in a suit and very smart he looked I must say. I must admit I was a little nervous meeting the whole family as I can be pretty shy in big groups but I didn't need to worry as the all made me feel soo welcome.

               

The 12th October was Aimee (Marks cousins) & Stevens wedding in St Ann's just outside Blackpool. When we 1st received our invitation I began looking around for dress ideas and I to my surprise bought one fairly quickly...bad idea I should know by now that I constantly change my mind when it comes to fashion but I thought I was being organised but in actual fact I had just made my life a whole lot more stressful. I know I'm not the only girl but it's hard convincing the other half that.

My 1st choice of dress was a 'New Look' number, white background with navy zigzag outlined with a biscuit coloured thinner zigzag, with a cut out at either side at the waist. To go with it I bought a navy blazer and nude wedges. The closer to the wedding the more I went off my shoes so began searching for a new pair, which I didn't expect to be too hard...oh how I was wrong!

Due to my feet deciding not to fit into a size 4, 4 half or even a 5 I ended up trying every pair of shoes on that weren't too expensive and not ankle breakers which proved extremely difficult.
After days and nights out shopping with Mark I eventually went a trip to Braehead with my mum and sister and oh how successful it was.

My mum and sister found this stunning dress in 'Primark' which I ended up buying. A very plain yet dressy blush pink sleeveless dress which came in at the waist and was stitched around the bottom almost puff ball without the puffing to attach the under dress to the sheer over dress. As soon as I seen it I was 100% set on that being the dress I was going to wear after trying a very similar one on just before in 'New Look' in a different colour but didn't fit.

Later that night my sister and I took a run over to the 'Fort' where finally we found the perfect pair of shoes. A slightly darker coloured blush pink lace design, platform with stiletto heel and ankle strap (as I can't keep shoes on unless there is a strap as I normally walk out of them...how annoying). Fitted me perfectly and didn't pinch my toes in the slightest.
Having a beige clutch, belt and a blush pink blazer already in my wardrobe, my outfit was finally set.

Once I was all done up and ready I felt so comfortable in my dress and totally confident in my new shoes which by the way I kept on the whole night they were that comfy...loved them. It's amazing how the wrong dress or shoes can make your entire outfit fall apart. I can't wait to get dressed up again.

For my hair I decided it would suit the dress better if I wore it up. So I plaited up the back of my hair and put a doughnut in the rest adding 3 rose clips to the right side to dress it up a little (jeezo how many times am I going to say dress in this post?) For my make up I didn't want to go over board so I used 'Maybeline' colour tattoo in 'Eternal Gold' on my lid and 'Matallic Pomegranate' in the crease and them powdered over with 'Urban Decay 'honey (gold shimmer) and lightly lined with 'zero'(black) and kept a nude lip.

As for my nails , I "Shellac" attacked them with "Rose Bud" with a "rockstar" ring finger and a small gold stud on my thumb and pinkie.

ps sorry for the 2 week regrowth I forgot to take a picture of my nails :O

The wedding was beautiful and so much fun. I loved seeing Mikey (marks brother) & Kristy (mikeys stunning girlfriend and writer of a beautiful blog 'smugpugsunday') they are both so much fun and meeting all of Marks family was lovely, they made me feel part of the family. All in all a great weekend and can't wait to catch up with Kristy & Mikey again soon hopefully.

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WIWT & OOTD...

Hi Everyone! :)

Sorry i haven't put anything up in a whole week I have been pretty busy/tired and internet has been naughty:O but I just put a post up down below on a product review and thought I would pop a little OOTD as I haven't done that lately.

Before I go on about my OOTD I like to tell you a about a website I was told about. Recently I joined a sight that some of you may have heard of if not already a member called WIWT (What I Wore Today) .  This is a sight created by a girl called Poppy and she started just by putting photos of herself and what she wore each day. People then started to join her and so she created WIWT  now with thousands of members male, female, old and young all uploading images of their favourite outfits or nails etc. So I joined ..all you do is pop in your email and password and then upload a pic of what you are wearing from formal to pjs it doesn't matter. You can then tag you top and shoes etc so people can see where you got them from, say how you are feeling on the day and what you are planning on doing for the day and thats it. Once you have uploaded your image all you have to is wait for people to give you stars (likes) on your outfits and you do the same to others. It is really nice to see everyones different personalities coming through in what they choose to wear.

 It would be great if you would check out my page here :)


Anyways here is what I wore today, quite enjoyed wearing this outfit very comfy but can be casual or formal. Hope you like too.

So you know I love to shop and a couple of months ago I thought I treat myself ...I think it was the same day as my Forever21 haul. So I went into H&M and this sleeveless patterned shirt caught my eye straight away and of course I just had to have it :)
I tried in on in the shop and it fitted perfectly really liked the detailing justified the £14.99.

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So everyone is wearing disco pants and I was looking for a black pair that weren't £70! Now Primark have them in in a few colours blue, grey and black. They aren't as shiny as the ones maybe from American Apparel but for £16 I thought they were great. Also from Primark I managed to snatch up a beautiful pair of black pumps, pointy with studded straps (which btw I have now spilled nail polish remover on one and it has burnt the colour out :( I am totally gutted so upset I could have cried and of course I can't get them anywhere in my size Please Primark get them back in in a size 4)  anyways £10 bargain for such sweet little shoes ... I've got to try mend mine :(

My watch is my favourite piece of jewellery at the moment I just love it and everyone comments on it but I will let you into a small secret..... its nothing expensive, it's a little NEW LOOK number but everyone thinks it looks expensive and of a fancy brand.

Oh and my blazer this was a real bargain from Primark £16 down to £7 and it's great quite a thick material grey with flecks of black and I like when I turn my sleeves up its black turn ups. Again I can wear this dressy or casual, I've actually got another 2 blazers similar to this in just plain black and beige.
love a Primark shop.

Hope you love this outfit as much as I did :)

Thank you for reading hope you enjoyed. I appreciate any comments, feel free to follow me on GFC & Blogloin', if you have your own blog leave your link & I will be sure to have a peak. Thanks Ladies Love ClaireeFairee ♥